Episode
Misdiagnosed Bipolar: Jennifer’s Real Story of Healing
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- Side Effects with Dr. Josef
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- Dec 22, 2025
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- 3136
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Summary
In this interview, Jennifer shares her experience of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, taking lithium and antidepressants for years, and how the medications affected her health, career, and relationships. She talks about being hospitalized, the side effects she endured, and the challenges of losing her stability. Jennifer also explains how she eventually came off the medications, discovered her struggles were more connected to ADHD and trauma, and how she has now been living medication-free for six years